gyration
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a single complete turn (axial or orbital)
the plane made three rotations before it crashed
Types & categories
- turning hypernym
- dextrorotation hyponym
- levorotation hyponym
- roll hyponym
- orbital rotation hyponym
- spin hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
the act of rotating in a circle or spiral
Types & categories
- rotation hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | orbit |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rotate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | spin |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | rotatory |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | turning |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dextrorotation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | levorotation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | roll |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | orbital rotation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spin |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spin |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | twiddle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | spiral |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | rotation |